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continued; that the student stock judging contest be participated 

 in, and that the stock judging contest at the State Fair be empha- 

 sized, and, if possible, enlarged. It is gratifying to learn that more 

 than two-thirds of the best county fairs and livestock shows in 

 Missouri availed themselves this year of advanced students and 

 graduates of the Agricultural College as expert judges in their 

 exhibits. 



It is equally gratifying to be able to report that during the 

 past two years the College has won 225 prizes on its fat cattle, 

 fed mainly by students, at the principal State and international 

 stock shows of the country in competition with the leading herds 

 of America. The University should provide ample funds for 

 maintaining this work on its present high plane. 



We note the crowded condition of the present live stock judg- 

 ing pavilion, and appreciate that it is wholly out of the question 

 to undertake to carry this important work on with even the pres- 

 ent enrollment without additional facilities, and we would recom- 

 mend that the sum of $10,000 be provided for the erection of an 

 additional building for this purpose. 



A suitable horse barn costing not less than $7,000 should also 

 be provided. 



The Dairy Department. — Your committee points with special 

 pride to the achievements of the College herd of dairy cows during 

 the past year. It has already taken rank as one of the best dairy 

 herds in the world. Of most significance, the animals have all 

 been bred by the College. Eight Jersey cows have made an average 

 butter record of more than 700 pounds each per year. The Col- 

 lege has put more Jerseys in the registry of merit list than all the 

 rest of the State combined, and these cows have shown the highest 

 average of any in the record of merit list in the United States. 

 One of its cows has established a new world's butter record as a 

 three-year-old, making 715 pounds in twelve months. Another cow 

 stands second in the world's butter production for a cow of any 

 age, and is also second in milk production. 



The College herd has likewise put into the advanced Holstein 

 registry a larger number of animals than have all of the other 

 Holstein breeders in Missouri combined. 



It is to be regretted that this valuable herd is stabled in an 

 old, unsanitary barn, and we would strongly recommend that the 

 legislature provide not less than $12,000 for the erection of a 

 suitable dairy barn, which should be a model in arrangement and 

 construction for all of the dairymen of the State. 



